The ICC has launched the official anthem of the T20 World Cup, with a campaign film featuring 'avatars' of Virat Kohli and West Indies skipper Kieron Pollard. The song is composed by Bollywood music director Amit Trivedi.
On World Rabies Day (28th Sept), Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Shri Mansukh Mandaviya and Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Shri Parshottam Rupala unveiled the National Action Plan for dog Mediated Rabies Elimination by 2030 (NAPRE).
In 2021, 11 scientists have been felicitated with the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize, announced on September 26, 2021, during the 80th foundation day of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).
Aveek Sarkar, the Editor Emeritus and Vice Chairman of the Ananda Bazar Group of Publications, was re-elected Chairman of Press Trust of India (PTI), the country's largest premier news agency.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a penalty of Rs 2 crore on RBL Bank for non-compliance with provisions of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.
Sri Lanka banned the import of organic fertilisers produced in China after state agriculture executives identified harmful bacteria for the second time.